Get more control over your files with the Command Line bar in the main application window, and fully maintain your file structure and system processes with the built-in Mac Terminal emulator.

It is considered an effective Finder alternative for those looking for a fast and professional data management.

Thanks to integration you get the sharing possibility right from the app.

XMODEM File Transfers I find that FreeTerms greatest utility is for XMODEM file transfers.

After trying Smartcom and BackDown DA, I now prefer FreeTerm, written by William Bond.

FreeTerm versions 1.0 through 1.8 were originally written to promote MacBinary as a file transmission standard in the Macintosh world.

Version 2.0 was written to encourage use of MacBinary II.

This blog article is a continuation in a series on XMODEM file transfers between the Mac 512K and my Mac mini running OS X.

See the prior article on BackDown, which has links to all the preceding articles.

About FreeTerm 2.0 Taking up just 47K on disk, FreeTerm 2.0 is compatible with the original 64K ROM in a Mac 512K running System 2.0Finder 4.1, all the way up to System 6 on a Mac 512Ke.

Download FreeTerm 2.0 at Mac GUI Vault FreeTerm is a simple and free 24 line by 80 character glass-TTY (dumb) terminal emulator.

It can send and receive ASCII text files, supports XMODEM file transfer with MacBinary, can copy and paste to the Clipboard, and will send all 128 ASCII characters from the Mac keyboard.

There is no VT100 or VT52 emulation.

Version 2.0, released in August 1987, adds several good improvements over version 1.8, including: up to 57600 baud better MacBinary support can unpack PackIt I, II, or III compressed archives resizable terminal window fast-track XMODEM for error-free serial links Starting and Configuring FreeTerm 2.0 Double-click the FreeTerm 2.0 icon in the Finder to launch the application.

The first time you start, you will be asked which port to use for communications.

You should always use the Modem port for communications because it has a higher interrupt priority, making it less likely to lose characters at high transmission speeds.

XMODEM transfers.

Now the set of checkboxes at the bottom of the dialog are a different story.

I recommend the settings shown in the screenshot below, with MacBinary Xmodem, Fast-Track Xmodem checked.

Or if you dont want your changes to be saved after you quit, just click OK.

You are now ready to use FreeTerm 2.0 Terminal Emulation As stated earlier, FreeTerm 2.0 is dumb terminal emulator.

That means there is no VT100 or other type of sophisticated terminal emulation.

Still, you can navigate your way around a Unix or Linux system.

Terminal Emulator Usb How To Configure A

There are a number of tutorials that show how to configure a nix system so that serial terminals can log in.

Terminal Emulator Usb Mac OS X Youre Using

Depending on which version of Mac OS X youre using, the technique changes.

On OS X 10.2, for example, its fairly straightforward to open a serial line in etcttys But newer versions of Mac OS X dont use that file the same way.

I found that the instructions on this page, Serial console login on OS X, worked for me on Mac OS X 10.5.8.

In the Terminal application, type: Code: screen devcu.usbserial-A906CJB1 57600 Be sure to replace the cu.usbserial device with the correct name of your USB-to-serial adapter (if youre using one), and change the baud rate if you needed.

Type a colon (: ) then type: Code: exec::: usrlibexecgetty std.57600 Again, change the baud rate if needed.

If you have FreeTerm running on the Mac 512K and the serial connection is good, you should see a login prompt on the Mac 512Ks terminal window.

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